J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 1 jour. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Bengaluru) en avr. 2012
Entretien
I had 5 rounds of interview. The first round is a gate-keeper round, which I cleared to get into a full-day interview process (which have atleast 4 rounds of interview).
The interviews are basically technical - algorithm and data structures.
The difficulty level of the interview keeps increasing, and steeply at times.
The first three rounds are simpler, while the last two rounds are more difficult and are focused on trying to exactly map out the individual's strengths and weaknesses. (I got through the first 4 rounds, but did not clear the last one)
The interviewers are pretty open to giving hints and helping you out in solving the problem.
Apart from the solution itself, I feel that positive approach, openness to reconsider, and think through the solution are also important aspects.
Preparing for the interview with online interview questions helps, but the experience of the interview is truly new. The level of questions can be easily jacked up, so it helps to prepare, but stay calm and actually think in the interview.
I also felt that they need to be re-assured that you enjoy the process of solving, and can actually do this effectively. They also are very keen on accurate self-assessment.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Give the lowest time complexity algorithm for finding out all combinations of numbers a, b, c in an array of integers such that square(c) = square(a) + square(b)
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Melbourne)
Entretien
After submitting an online application, I received a HackerRank assessment after passing the resume screening stage, then I was rejected after completing the assessment and did not proceed to further interview rounds.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
The assessment consisted of two LeetCode-medium-level coding questions to be completed within 75 minutes.
J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (San Francisco, CA)
Entretien
45 mins technical interview with a member of their San fran team. Very relaxed and informal but questions were focused and lots of follow ups. Easy to schedule as was over video conferencing platform
J'ai passé un entretien chez Microsoft (Seattle, WA)
Entretien
Straightforward technical loop overall, with strong interviewers at every stage. I genuinely enjoyed the in-depth conversations around technical challenges and algorithmic problem-solving — the entire process felt well-structured and genuinely engaging.